The nutrition transition and adequacy of the diet of pregnant women in Kenya

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dc.date.accessioned 2013-04-18 en
dc.date.accessioned 2022-08-17T17:47:26Z
dc.date.available 2022-08-17T17:47:26Z
dc.date.issued 2015-08-25 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3002
dc.description.abstract The aim of this chapter is to assess the nutritional adequacy of the diet of pregnant women in Kenya. A nationally representative sample of women aged 15 years (N=1061) was assessed in Kenya. A sub-sample of pregnant women (N=53) were randomly included in the group and their data is presented here. A 24-hour dietary recall was conducted with each participant and dietary diversity score (DDS), food variety score (FVS) and mean nutrient adequacy ratio (MAR) were calculated. The results mean energy, protein, fibre, calcium and zinc intakes were below the recommended allowances (RDA). Very low mean intakes were also recorded for vitamin D, niacin, folate and vitamin B6. Fat and carbohydrate intakes exceeded the RDA. The dietary pattern showed aspects of the nutrition transition, namely a high fat, low fibre, and high carbohydrate intake as well as typical aspects associated with food insecurity, namely low energy and protein intakes, and a low dietary diversity. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.publisher IACSIT Press en
dc.subject KENYA en
dc.subject WOMEN en
dc.subject NUTRITION en
dc.subject WEIGHT MANAGEMENT en
dc.subject PREGNANCY en
dc.subject EATING BEHAVIOUR en
dc.title The nutrition transition and adequacy of the diet of pregnant women in Kenya en
dc.type Chapter in Monograph en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.BudgetYear 2012/13 en
dc.ResearchGroup Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation en
dc.SourceTitle 2012 International Conference on Nutrition and Food Sciences (IPCBEE) ; vol. 39 en
dc.PlaceOfPublication Singapore en
dc.ArchiveNumber 7689 en
dc.PageNumber 137-141 en
dc.outputnumber 6339 en
dc.bibliographictitle Steyn, N., Parker, W., Nel, J.H., Rosemary, A. & Mbithe, D. (2012) The nutrition transition and adequacy of the diet of pregnant women in Kenya. In: 2012 International Conference on Nutrition and Food Sciences (IPCBEE) ; vol. 39. Singapore: IACSIT Press. 137-141. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3002 en
dc.publicationyear 2012 en
dc.contributor.author1 Steyn, N. en
dc.contributor.author2 Parker, W. en
dc.contributor.author3 Nel, J.H. en
dc.contributor.author4 Rosemary, A. en
dc.contributor.author5 Mbithe, D. en


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